Kaoru Tada: 145 books

Keita tells Kotoko that he loves her, and Kotoko, with her emotions all over the place, has a fight with Naoki. "I'm sick of this being one-sided!" She yells, and runs out the house. Keita tells Kotoko to get a divorce. Then to a distressed Kotoko, Naoki finally confesses his true feelings.

Naoki leaves Kotoko behind and goes to work at a hospital in Kobe. Kotoko promised not to go and see Naoki until summer holidays, but because of not receiving a call for 3 whole days, she has Naoki-withdrawal symptoms, and goes secretly to Kobe to just look at him. In disguise, she goes to his hospital, but sees him with a beautiful woman. Now she simply can't go home.

Summer vacation is over. When they go back to university there is a cute blonde exchange student, Chris. Kotoko is worried that Chris’ ideal guy is Naoki, but actually, Chris falls for Kinny! To capture Kinnosuke’s heart Chris works hard to be an Ideal Japanese lady, but for some reason Kinnosuke is cold towards her...

After safely completing the capping ceremony, Kotoko begins her nursing practice at the hospital. However, the patient she is assigned to is famous at the hospital for being annoying and selfish. And, the secret is out, everyone knows that Kotoko is married to Naoki, making all the nurses and patients her enemies. Things are going to get tough.

Suddenly a love interest, Taketo appears before Kotoko?! He’s young and popular. Naoki’s mother plans for Naoki to find out about their date to make him jealous. Kotoko loses all hope because of Naoki's nonchalant attitude. And a fight breaks out between Kinny and Taketo!

Naoki is studying to be a doctor and Kotoko wants to do anything she can to help. So she aims to be a nurse and somehow gets into the medical department. As usual she is a clutz and get yelled at by her classmates when she can't draw blood and other basic things. Why is Naoki looking at Keita like that...?!

Kotoko failed a course at uni and has to repeat a year. Naoki was cold to her when se told him and they foyght and she ran away frpm home! Yuki, worried about her chases after her. He sees her getting into the car of a stranger. He asks her if she's interested in modelling... She follows him to a weird Photo studio!!

Seeing Naoki try to be a doctor inspires Kotoko to try being a student teacher! She is invited to work at the same school Naoki’s little brother Yuki goes to, Tonan Junior high. Kotoko also went to the same school. "Don’t you tell anyone that we live together", says Yuki. However Kotoko has become the teacher of YukI’s class. Class A! She is embarrassed by the students.

Naoki is studying to be a doctor and Kotoko wants to do anything she can to help. So she aims to be a nurse and somehow gets into the medical department. As usual she is a clutz and get yelled at by her classmates when she can't draw blood and other basic things. Why is Naoki looking at Keita like that...?!

Irie’s mother renovates the house so that Kotoko and Naoki can live there together. Kotoko is expecting something because Naoki said, "I don’t hate you". But Yuko Matsumoto who also likes Irie visits their house and brings her dog.Yuki get’s a puppy… Kotoko's misfortunes continue…Kotoko...

The handsome next door neighbor Okama, Deborah is dating Asayo happily. But it seems difficult for it to go beyond the status of "girlfriends." One day Deborah returns to his tea ceremony school family home, and it seems he’s being made to get married… Deborah declares that he will marry...

Naoki realizes his true feelings for Kotoko and proposes to her. Then they go for a honeymoon in Hawaii. Kotoko dreams,"..In this bed, in this room, tonight with Irie..." but there's another girl on their honeymoon flirting with Naoki?

Irie’s mother renovates the house so that Kotoko and Naoki can live there together. Kotoko is expecting something because Naoki said, "I don’t hate you". But Yuko Matsumoto who also likes Irie visits their house and brings her dog.Yuki get’s a puppy… Kotoko's misfortunes continue…Kotoko...

Kotoko was finally able to share a lovey-dovey birthday with Naoki for the first time. While she's up in the clouds, a supermodel called Nobuhiro comes to the hospital, and everyone is ecstatic. Kotoko tags along to see him, but Nobuhiro turns out to be the little Nobu she knew years ago! Sadly, he's no longer the little angel she knew, and Naoki tries to convince Nobu to have an operation.